USCDC representatives, on the other hand, seem to be quite unhappy about the country's media.
"They have been angry about being surrounded by Taiwanese media," Chiu said. "They feel they have been treated inhumanely. I have to keep apologizing."
Meanwhile, a photographer assigned to take pictures of Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's (
His temperature rose above 38?C, but he had no other symptoms of SARS such as coughing or abnormalities on his chest X-ray, the Taipei City Government said.
To be on the safe side, however, the government has ordered four other employees who share an office with him to stay at home for 14 days.
Ma was declared safe because the photographer is with him usually only outside.
Additional reporting by Chang Yun-ping



